Big Ball Of . . .

Holy smoke!!  I washed tons of fabric, new

quilt tops, and quilt backs today . . .

They come out in a hot ball just like 

this!!  Pretty soon, each one will be

transformed into a beautiful handmade

quilt cozy for their new owner.  In the

meantime, I have a TON of pressing,

cutting, and sewing to do!!  

DISSERTATION UPDATE:  A huge big

Woot! Woot!  I mailed chapters 1-3 to 

my mentor today!!  He will have his 

hot little eyeballs on it for a few days

and then it should be back with minor

revisions, ready to send of to the big

university committee.  I am one

excited chick!!!

Onward.comrades.

Another Hint.

Can you guess?!?  Here is another hint at

what is nagging at me over on my craft

table!!!  I can hardly wait to get to it and

whip everything together for a final

reveal . . . any clues?!?

This past week has been a total

whirlwind!  To begin, we were excited

to have a three day weekend with our

little Labor Day treat on Monday.

Tuesday we hung out at the doc's

office with our school supplies

practically the.entire.day. 

Wednesday my sweet student was

one.sick.dude, however, we

persevered and had a marvelous

school day.  Today was really our

first "normal" day of the week.

Personally, I have been typing almost

continuously since Tuesday.  I am

working diligently to submit

chapters 1-3 to my mentor in order

that they may obtain final approval

from my committee.  Upon their

approval, their is a whole new group

of hoops . . . I have typed 38 hours

in the past two days!!! Coupled with

typing, I have worried about my

sweet husband.  Worry is not really the

word that I would put on it, but it

truly is the strangest feeling that I

have ever had in my body.  It truly

hits me the moment that my eyes

open in the morning.  I have NEVER

experienced ANYTHING like.it.

before and pray that you NEVER

have to know what this is like.

That said, our family has so much

love and support . . . without that,

I fear to say just where I would be.

Anyhow, we do know how much the

good Lord loves us and count on

the fact, as He says in Joshua, "He

will NEVER leave us or forsake

us" . . . I am bettin' on that!!!

Onward.comrades. 

Workhorse Wednesday.

I spent about 16 hours working on my

dissertation today . . . Most of them

were in a ROW!!  I get on a roll and

cannot refuse to stop until I am dragged

away from the computer . . . usually to 

cook, change laundry, or take a shower . . .

all important!!

I am almost there . . . chapters 1-3 are almost

complete.  They must be spit-shine perfect

and boy, oh, boy it is difficult to correct

your own work over and over and over again.

Reading and rereading it makes me dizzy!

I start thinking that I am reading the same

thing again and again and again!!!

I have also found another great use for Tim's

music stand . . . it truly saves my neck as

I tend to plop this incredibly HUGE book

in my lap and type the majority of the day

like that.  When he is not practicing, I sneak

up and grab the music stand . . . 

It is a loooooooong and drawn out process,

but we are getting there!!!!  I am praying

to have everything done within the next

six months!!!

Onward.comrades.

Something Orange.

Can you guess what this will be?!?

Hint, hint: Think Halloween.

Finished pictures coming soon!!!

To me September means skipping

right to the holidays.  I am all about

Halloween, Thanksgiving, and

CHRISTmas.  We have a few

birthdays in between and are all

getting excited about the upcoming

seasons.

"And we know that in ALL things God

works for the good of those who love

Him, who have been called according

to His purpose" (Romans 8:28).

Last Lazy Day of Summer.

 Our crew was bound and determined to

suck every.last.moment. out of summer . . .

 Today we had tons and tons and tons and 

tons of fun at Spring Mountain Ranch!!!

 We ate tons of fun food . . .

 . . . played fun games . . . 

 . . . were lazy on the blankets . . . 

 EVERYONE got into the act!!!!

 There was talk about upcoming birthdays,

Halloween, Trick or Treating, turkey

eating, and CHRISTmas . . . 

 Oh, summer . . . where have you gone?!?

Our gang does love the upcoming seasons

and EVERYTHING associated with them

also . . . 

Love you guys!!  We had such a 

wonderfully fun day!!!!

Lovin' the Zuke.

Look at this bad boy . . . We love

our zucchini around here, especially

when . . . 

. . . we grate it up, mix it with love,

sugar, brown sugar, and butter . . . 

. . . and come up with THIS!!!!

Oh.yeah!!!  Four loaves of zucchini

bread . . . Yep, the butter is OUT we

are sitting in a little group with our

yummy, yummy, zuke bread!!!

Special Deliveries.

How could I be so blessed?  I have such an 

awesome wonderful support team!  When I 

went to my mailbox, there was yet 

ANOTHER card from one of my besties.  

While we are certainly loving every 

moment of our weekend, 

in the back of my mind is the fact that 

Mike's test results are cooking at the 

oncologist's office.  Part of me wants 

the good news of those results this 

moment and the other part of me, the part 

that is fighting with Mike's high blood pressure, 

does not evenwant a little tiny peak.  

Anyhow, our family will be faced with reality 

on Tuesday when we receive the results 

determining our Dad's continued participation 

in the clinical trial.  In the meantime, I 

continue to skip over to the mailbox, 

think about the sweet prayers and thoughts

 of our family and friends, and bury myself 

in the busyness of the comings and goings 

of each day.  

Here's to mailboxes, cards, prayers, good

thoughts, hugs, kisses, sunshine, 

singing . . .